The advisory has recommendations to increase awareness, including updating the existing Surgeon General’s health warning label on alcohol-containing beverages. According to Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in preventive medicine and…
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ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT’S MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN COMMISSION
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. American life expectancy significantly lags behind…
Some Antidepressants Could Speed Decline in Dementia Patients
SCIENCE ALERT – Dementia is typically associated with severe loss of memory and cognitive function. It’s often accompanied by a variety of other psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety, sleep loss, and depression….
Chicken Caesar wraps sold in vending machines recalled over undeclared fish
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – LPK1, of Renton, WA, is recalling approximately 303 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken Caesar wrap products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the U.S. Department of…
5 Exercises to Improve Your Balance and Age Well
THE NEW YORK TIMES – While balance impacts both our longevity and our quality of life, it’s an often-neglected skill. Having a good sense of balance doesn’t have to mean handstands and…
Fake online pharmacies thriving despite DEA crackdown
Newsweek – On February 20, 2024, a 45-year-old United States Army National Guard veteran visited a pill identification website, where she searched “M 30 blue and round.” The woman, who had who…
‘See You in Court’: Maine Governor Clashes With Trump Over Trans Rights
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Something happened at the White House Friday afternoon that almost never happens these days. Somebody defied President Trump. Right to his face. He was about an hour…
Chinese researchers find bat virus enters human cells via same pathway as COVID
Feb 21 (Reuters) – A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it…
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race…
VIDEO: Researchers find caregiving worsens menopause symptoms
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – In a first-of-its-kind study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that women 45–60 years old who are managing family caregiving and menopause face nearly double the risk of moderate to…